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Modi’s reform agenda not yet done as new tax launched

Bloomberg With a landmark goods and services tax now rolling out across India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to turn his focus to job creation and other key economic reforms. Further big structural steps, such as revamping India’s land acquisition and labor laws, are unlikely to occur before the next national election, scheduled for 2019, as Modi’s Bharatiya Janata ...

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Honda beats June estimates as market concludes drab first half

Bloomberg Honda Motor Co.’s US auto sales rose more than analysts estimated in June, giving a positive start to mid-year reports following a five-month streak of industry declines. The Japanese automaker sold 139,793 vehicles in the US last month, a 0.8 percent increase from the same month last year. Analysts had been expecting a 0.5 percent increase. Sales of the ...

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China Inc.’s $7.8bn of dividend payouts to stress Yuan

Bloomberg The yuan’s rebound may be undermined by a seasonal hunt for dollars as Chinese companies prepare to pay dividends to shareholders overseas. Demand for the greenback and other currencies will peak at $7.8 billion in July, a substantial sum considering that local lenders settled an average of $11.8 billion in foreign-exchange for clients in the first five months of ...

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